Creepy robot snakes could soon be coming to your beaches

The future of robotics is a fairly exciting one, with companies around the world finding new ways to introduce these creations into daily life.

While some are incredibly handy, others are more like something you'd see inside your worst nightmare.

Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime have developed a robotic snake that they hope will be able to help repairs with underwater vessels.

We know it's not a real snake, but the slithering way it moves underwater in this YouTube footage is real enough to give us the heebie-jeebies. The glowing red demon-eyes don't help much either.

While the snake isn't yet in service, the plan is to install them along the seabed so companies that engage in sea-based work won't require human operated vehicles unless the problem is considered serious thus saving both time and money.